GIGM
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company. My portfolio is no different, as some companies have better results than others, and the stock price reacts accordingly. Another influence is the
Author: Yale Bock Covestor model: GARP Disclosure: Long GIGM, DGI, CASS, CLGX, JMBA, DLB March 2011 was a difficult month in the equity markets, as “black swan” events suddenly become not just one time events, but seemingly normal happenings. Even more unusually, these black swans occurred back to back to […]
Author: Y H & C Investments Covestor model: GARP Disclosure: Long DGI, CLGX, GIGM, CASS, JMBA, DLB February 2011 was a good month for the stock market. The environment is still excellent for stocks, with the caveat being global events like the political events in the Middle East and how […]
Author: Yale Bock, YH&C Investments Covestor Model: GARP Disclosures: Long GIGM, DGI, NDAQ, CASS, CLGX, JMBA December 2010 was a month of low volume and was overall pretty non eventful. A new fiscal year brings a fresh outlook for portfolio managers, and outperformance is the goal. There are varying opinions […]
In the Global Clean Energy—Clean Tech model by Craigmillar, the investment strategy is to earn positive net annual returns over the long-term by putting a focus on companies that have an involvement in developing alternative energy because these companies will benefit from global energy decarbonization over the long haul. Recently, […]
I believe September will prove to be much more representative of a “normal market” than June, July, or August, simply because the market will have all participants engaged. Summer is always a low volume situation, and as such, prices of stocks can get distorted with wide spreads on low volume. One caveat, I thought the same thing held true two years ago, and when the bottom fell out of Lehman, Fannie and Freddie, etc, I was surprised at the magnitude of the selling for the next 6 months. I do not see any events like that on the horizon, and I do not believe we will have a double dip recession. I also believe the bond market is in a huge bubble, and investors will feel the pain of it popping, especially with 2yr, 10 yr, and 30 yr Treasuries trading at all time low yields.
Walter Lu, manager of the Covestor model Flexible Value, added the gaming company GigaMedia Ltd (NASDAQ:GIGM) to his value focused model. The company’s gross profit and operating income declined in 2009 as did their total assets and stockholder equity. During the beginning of July the company announced that it would […]
June 2010 proved to be a typical summer month in the stock market as volume was typically light. There were a few days of volatility, but generally stocks stayed in a trading range. I usually do not like the summer months as trading is light and unusual events can occur […]
If you’ve been investing for any length of time, chances are good that you have heard about GARP investing—Growth at A Reasonable Price. GARP investors look for those companies that consistently earn and grow and that exceed broad market levels and exclude companies that are valued too high or low. […]